WAR STUDIES CONFERENCE Reassessing Deterrence in the 21st Century November 13-15, 2016 Conference Agenda Tomorrow’s potential adversaries require a new approach for American strategic deterrence. Fifty years after Thomas Schelling penned Arms and Influence, globalization, modernization, interconnectedness and the pervasiveness of non-state adversaries have fundamentally changed our capability as well as our credibility to deter. […]

Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2010 for his actions on October 25, 2007, when his platoon was ambushed in the Korengal Valley of eastern Afghanistan.

Max Brooks is the bestselling author of World War Z and The Harlem Hellfighters, a graphic novel about the 369th Infantry Regiment during World War I. He will speak about the importance of championing creativity in effective organization.

NATO is currently conducting and Urbanization Conceptual Study and Experiment to examine the impact on NATO military operations of potential crisis situations in urban systems and consequences of urbanization in 2035. This panel will include the current and former directors of the project, Hungarian Air Force Lt. Col. Jozsef Bodnar and UK Royal Air Force […]

Join us for a panel discussion about the future of US–Russian Relations under the Trump administration, with panelists focusing on Vladimir Putin's worldview, the impact of US domestic politics, and Russian military actions in Ukraine. Panelists include Dr. Thom Sherlock (Social Sciences), Maj. Matthew Pratt (Behavioral Sciences and Leadership), Col. Liam Collins (Modern War Institute), […]